English Proverb

English Proverbs: Every student is given one proverb to memorize. They should memorize the proverb word for word, but they can explain the meaning of the proverb in their own words.

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...Things Fall Apart ProverbsProverbs are phrases use to explain certain solutions. Proverbs can explain specific situations within certain words to get the point across. The function for proverbs is to describe something without having to be forward with what is being said. There were five proverbs from things fall apart that stuck out to me. These proverbs are “when a man says yes chi also says yes”, what is good in one place is bad in another”, “If I fall down for you and you fall down for it is play”, “A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness” and “If one brought oil soiled it others”
My first proverb I selected was “when a man says yes chi also says yes” the meaning in the culture is if a person help himself and work hard to become successful then god will help along the way. In their cultural chi is a spiritual being that they look to for guidance. The equivalent American quote that I chose was god helps those who help themselves. T his meaning that people who actually shows that they are putting there all into what they are doing then god will help within the process to help you succeed. The function of the African proverb is to explain how someone is not successful for any reason but that person work hard and was help by a higher power along the way. As for the American quote which is use in religion where believers...

...Proverbs are wise sayings that address the heart of the discourse in any given context, truthfully and objectively. In Africa and in Nigerian cultures especially, they are considered the reliable horses, which convey meanings to their destinations or hearts of the listeners. This study investigates aspects of the meaning of proverbs in the work of a Nigerian author, Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. It is contended that meanings of Nigerian proverbs can be worked out within the semantic, referential, ideational, stimulus-response, realist and contextual theories. Types of meaning and proverbs are addressed and situated within the two works. It is advanced that proverbs play significant roles in clarifying, exemplifying, underscoring and influencing communication .With the broadly analyzed proverbs, the study attempts to further demonstrate the vitality of semantics and pragmatics in negotiating meaning especially in a second language context.
Proverbs are common features of conversational eloquence in many African cultures, especially in Nigeria. Such “wise sayings” are usually acquired and learnt from listening to the elders’ talk. Given the vintage position that the elders occupy in various African traditions as the human repository of communal or primordial wisdom, they are the masters of eloquence, rhetoric and meaning. They are the ones who know how to impregnate short...

...ESSAY WRITING - SPEECH TOPICS - SHORT STORY - ESSAY TOPICS- ESSAY
WRITING TOPICS –SHORT STORIES – BEST QUOTES – ENGLISHPROVERBS –
PROVERB EXPANSION –WISE SAYINGS – FAMOUS QUOTES - POEMS FOR KIDS –
STORYTELLING -INSPIRATIONAL STORIES - PARAGRAPH WRITING - DEBATE
TOPICS - MOTIVATIONAL STORIES - KIDS STORIES - DISCUSSION TOPICS
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My School Library or the Importance of a School Library
A library is a treasure-house of knowledge. So a good library is of great
importance in a school.
A good library has a huge collection of books on various subjects. In the
library, there are different types of books, magazines, periodicals and
newspapers available for reading. The students benefit a lot from the school
library. They can increase their knowledge by reading different books on
various topics. Thus a good library is an asset to a school as it is a store-house
of information.
As in all the other schools, we also have a good library- in our school. It is
housed in a long, large hall in one wing of the school building. There are about
15,000 books on various subjects in our library. There are biographies, text
ESSAY WRITING - SPEECH TOPICS - SHORT STORY - ESSAY TOPICS- ESSAY
WRITING TOPICS –SHORT STORIES – BEST QUOTES – ENGLISHPROVERBS –
PROVERB EXPANSION –WISE SAYINGS – FAMOUS QUOTES - POEMS FOR KIDS –
STORYTELLING -INSPIRATIONAL STORIES - PARAGRAPH...

...What is difference among Proverb, Idiom and Phrase.
IDIOM
An "idiom" is a phrase that has a specific meaning, different than you would expect based on the individual words.
Idiom is more subtle. It can be informal or merely non-literal, and either a phrase or a complete sentence. Here are two examples of idioms that are also phrases:
* brick and mortar (a traditional business, in contrast to e-commerce)
* town and gown (when a school or university is in close proximity with a surrounding community, this is a way of distinguishing between academicians or students versus local residents who are not affiliated with the school)
Here's the subtle part: It requires an idiomatic understanding of language to use these non-obvious forms of speech correctly. Idioms resemble metaphors, but are more general.
PHRASE
It's a group of words acting as a single unit in a sentence.eg:- 1. The house at the end of the street is spooky.(here "house at the end of the street" is the phrase and acts like a noun)
- "Phrase" can really describe any collection of words.
A phrase is “a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit”, while an idiom is “a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words”. So, the difference is that an idiom as an established meaning not directly linked to the individual words. Any idiom is a phrase.
As an example, “raining cats and dogs” is both an idiom and a...

...Paremiography: A Proverb Project
Paremiology (from the Greek – a study of Proverbs)
Paremiography (a collection of Proverbs)
Part 1: The Prologue
There are 3 difficulties with proverbs. First, as metaphors, they must be recognized and deciphered correctly. Two, they must be remembered and used appropriately. Three, one who is skilled in their use must have an APPROPRIATE proverb for nearly EVERY occasion. This last difficulty is really why the oldest members of the Ibo are considered the most wise. They have heard them all!
Have handy a good concise definition of Proverb and Aphorism. When having an
intelligent discussion, it is nice to have a clear idea of our terms. Giving examples is
great, but having a good definition to offer as well is even better. This will lead off your
paper, setting topic.
Have a short introduction after your definitions that discuss your experiences, thoughts,
interests, reflections, observations, and/or concerns about this topic.
Part 2: The Pariography
Collect the Proverbs of Things Fall Apart (6 from throughout the text)
Reproduce the proverb in an appropriate quotation (MLA format).
Summarize the plot events that produce the proverb’s utterance and indicate who utters
the proverb.
Decipher the general metaphorical meaning of the proverb.
Explain why the...

...Proverbs: Choice and Discernment, the Two Ways of Living
In studying the book of Proverbs there is a similar theme of choice and discernment, the teachings of decision-making and the repercussions of your actions. These books are made up of extremes and polar opposites. The dualisms are the rich and poor, the righteous and the wicked, and the wise and the foolish. There is advice given and it is up to the judgment of the person to which category they will fall into. There are two ways of living, and based on the person's discernment and ultimate choice to which one they will get to live.
This paper will focus on Proverbs 10, 12, and 14, Solomon's Proverbs, to display this theme of choice and discernment. Proverb 10 is an antithetical parallelism, because the second line is opposite of the first. This passage is both observational and didactic. Some of the passages are subtle entities and some are teachings that promote an ideal. " Wise children make their fathers proud of them; foolish ones bring their mothers grief" (10:1). This first passage is very simple; if you are wise, then you will be good to your parents, the teaching is, do not be foolish. The next passage has great insight, "wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life" (10:2). This passage is an ellipsis because it leaves out detail to how exactly honesty can save your life, but it will...

...Irish Proverbs
Masuma Kabir
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Eng 215
IRISH PROVERBS
Studying proverbs from different cultures can help us understand the similarities and differences of other cultures compared to our own. The proverbs of some different cultures can be used to illustrate the differences between cultures. Whether called maxims, clichés, idioms, expressions or sayings, proverbs are small statements of general truths about people’s values and beliefs, which may be applied to common situations. Values like ambition, virtue, generosity, patience, etc, are addressed in sayings in almost every culture. Still each culture have proverbs that are unique to it. The saying, “If you want to know a people, know their proverbs”, illustrates this. From this we can decipher that when it comes to understanding a culture even better, knowing their proverbs are likely to be quite helpful, because most of these proverbs are generated from different aspects of that particular culture.
For this paper, I have chosen to take a good look at some Irish proverbs and investigate a bit on each of them with the purpose of trying to find out as to what part of their culture have inspired each of the proverbs. Irish sayings and proverbs were based on the reality of the peoples lives, no more so than in any culture. Before...

...NOI OPEN UNIVERSITY
FALCULTY OF ENGLISH AND MODERN LANGUAGES
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ASSIGNMENT ON CONTRACTIVE LINGUISTIC
TOPIC:
A CONTRASTIVE STUDY ON PROVERBS ON WEATHER IN
ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE
HA NOI
TABLE OF CONTENT
I. Literature Review On Proverbs:
1.Definition
2. Typical features of proverbs:
2.1. Form and structure
2.2. Content and function
2.3. Origins of proverbs
II. Weather proverbs:
1.What is weather proverb?
2. Classification of weather proverbs:
2.1.Weather proverbs that simply anticipate weather changes
2.2. Weather proverbs representing the weather’s influence on production
2.3.Weather proverbs representing the weather’s influence on human life
3. The images frequently used in weather proverbs:
III.The importance of teaching and learning the proverbs of the target language
IV. Conclusion:...